In Croatia, Mahnik families are generally Croats (from Ozalj ), very rarely Serbs, and . In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Karlovac.
Prevalence
About 30 people with faimily name Mahnik live in Croatia today, in 16 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled. They are located and two other Croatian places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Slavonski Brod (<10), Vrhovac (<10), Sisak (<5), and in Jazvenik (<5).